WASHINGTON (AP) — Rupert Murdoch is getting the cabaret treatment in a new play about his 60 years building a newspaper and television empire.

As a media mogul with strong ties to Australia, Great Britain and the U.S., Murdoch’s story is helping to open a major international theater festival in Washington. The new play “Rupert” from the Melbourne Theatre Co. made its U.S. premiere Wednesday after a successful run in his native Australia.